The Desolator
by PurpleShiny
The Desolator is a Forge mod that adds a craftable nuclear bomb, radioactive fallout and a potion for resisting radiation.
What it does
Crafting the bomb takes a long series of steps that use unusual substances, so the recipe is the main progression goal. Once built, the Desolator clears a large spherical area of matter in a few seconds, though the process can lag on weaker machines. When it explodes, stone and deepslate in the blast zone become irradiated, and it leaves behind Suspicious Goop blocks in layers. Standing near radioactive blocks irradiates the player, and the goop blocks are radioactive too.
A Mushroom Investigation structure generates only in mushroom fields biomes and has a small rabbit farm with a slightly average story to discover. Brewing Sticky Goop with an Awkward Potion produces a Potion of Desolation Immunity that lasts 5 minutes, and the status effects section explains what the effect does. The mod has custom advancements that guide the player through its features, and videos showcasing the mod are available. A server running it needs every connecting player to have it too. Files target 1.20.1 only, and the mod is released under All rights reserved, so it is not open source.
Key features
Desolator bomb
A nuclear bomb crafted from unusual materials that clears a large spherical area of matter when detonated.
Radioactive fallout
Stone and deepslate in the blast zone become irradiated, and Suspicious Goop blocks are left in layers.
Immunity potion
Brewing Sticky Goop into an Awkward Potion creates a potion that grants radiation immunity for 5 minutes.
Mushroom Investigation structure
A structure that spawns only in mushroom fields biomes and contains a small rabbit farm.
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Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Use cases
Who it’s for: Players who enjoy cursed, nuclear-themed content and multi-step crafting goals in 1.20.1 survival worlds. Server owners who want radiation hazards on a multiplayer world can install it on both sides.
Questions
Does The Desolator need to be installed on the server?
Which Forge version does The Desolator support?
How long does the immunity potion last?
In the catalog
The Desolator is one of 7,555 Cursed mods on ModsFinder, and one of 3,426 Cursed mods for Forge. 34,764 mods support Minecraft 1.20.1.
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What the author says
With the Desolator, you can clear a massive sphere-like area in a matter of (laggy) seconds. ItsJim fans rejoice! In order to create the desolator, you will first need to complete a few steps, and hopefully not die of radiation in the process.
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/the-desolator
- Owner
- PurpleShiny
- Published
- 2024-11-05
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2025-07-24
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15
